An account of the adventures and mishaps of one Spanish major in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

BA Snapshot Series // 002

From the 30th of June to the 16th of September, a polka-dotted craze exploded in the art scene of Buenos Aires. It all started here:

The MoMA of Suramerica

The exhibition that gave spectators a desire to affix polka-dot stickers to any and every conceivable place...

Yayoi Kusama, "Infinite Obsession"

The artist herself.
Kusama is a schizophrenic, and in the interview from which this shot was taken, she explains that her art provides her an outlet and helps her deal with - and work out - her condition.

At the forefront of the showcase were her latest works, the material that drew enormous crowds every day throughout the months-long exhibition.

Moving through the exhibition, her older works appear.

"Macaroni Suitcase"
Literally.
Gloriously.

And then a mirror-walled room filled with plush, polka-dotted pups, multiplied by a thousand from the reflections.

...And another room, pitch-black save for the slow pulsing of a billion multi-colored lights hanging from the ceiling. The lights were reflected in mirrors that lined the walls and also by pools of water that made an isthmus of the walkway.
Totally rad.